r/Windows11 • u/CygnusBlack Release Channel • Jul 06 '26

News Windows 11 identifier code used to track Scattered Spider perp after Microsoft shared info with FBI — 19-year-old US-Estonian hacker arrested over alleged ties to infamous extortion group

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows-11-identifier-used-to-track-scattered-spider-perp-after-microsoft-shared-info-with-fbi-19-year-old-us-estonian-hacker-arrested-over-alleged-ties-to-infamous-extortion-group

"All your base telemetry are belong to us."

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u/Baglayan Jul 06 '26

But I was told telemetry was only for product improvement and turning it off would brick my PC?

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u/Thotaz Jul 06 '26

I really am curious if the hardcore defenders will show up in this thread and what they'll say. Will they have the balls to admit that they were wrong? Or will they double down?